Marymount MRT station
Marymount MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Bishan, Singapore.
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Marymount 玛丽蒙 மேரிமவுண்ட் Marymount | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Exit B of Marymount MRT station. | |||||||||||
| Location | 60 Marymount Road Singapore 573993 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°20′57″N 103°50′22″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 May 2009 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Shunfu, Pemimpin[1] | ||||||||||
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  Marymount Marymount station in Singapore | |||||||||||
Located underneath Marymount Road near the junction of Marymount Lane and Bishan Street 21, this station provides MRT access to residents living in the western part of Bishan New Town and Shunfu, as well as students and staff of the nearby Raffles Institution.
The station is named after the road of the same name on the surface, Marymount Road, which in turn took its name from the Marymount Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor. It serves nearby businesses, housing developments and Raffles Institution and Shunfu HDB.
History
On 10 February 2004, Marymount Road was temporarily closed for realignment works. The options for station names are - 'Marymount' and 'Shunfu', in the end Marymount was chosen.[2] This station was a terminus for the Circle line until the opening of the HarbourFront portion of the Circle line on 8 October 2011. Before the future Upper Thomson opens in 2020, this station is the nearest MRT station within the Thomson area.
Art in Transit
In this station's Art in Transit, Joshua Yang's artwork Superstring consists of individual pieces constructed with only one continuous line that winds around itself to let the viewer explore real and virtual spaces.
References
- "Annex A FINALISED NAMES FOR CIRCLE LINE (CCL) STAGES 1-3 STATIONS". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
- "Circle Line Station Names LTA Announces Finalised Names For Circle Line Stages 1-3 Stations And Seeks Views On Names For Circle Line Stages 4 And 5 Stations" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2019.